This unit will give students the opportunity to evaluate and draw on their own conclusions. Children are growing up in a world where technology is booming. They play on the computer, watch television, and play video games. Their recreational activities all require energy. They have it drilled into their heads to conserve electricity by turning off the television when they aren't watching it, or turning off the lights when they leave the room, but do they really understand how their energy usage affects the world? This unit will allow them the ability to internalize their effect on the world when they overuse electricity. Students first need to understand where electricity comes from. They will experiment with energy and be able to describe energy in one sentence. In order to understand the availability of energy sources, students will compare renewable resources with nonrenewable resources. Once background knowledge is set into place, students will begin learning about wind power, solar power, hydropower, and fossil fuels. They will demonstrate understanding of how it is transported to their home and how they are able to use it. Students will research and evaluate the cost, effect on the environment, and availability of wind power, solar power, hydro power, and fossil fuels. They will come to their own realization about which energy source makes the most financial and environmental sense to power our world and will create a diagram of how it will be transported to homes in their neighborhood. As a result of this unit, students will understand the energy source their home currently uses, and will internalize the importance of finding alternative sources and conserving electricity.